Report: Albert Pujols rejects Cardinals' offer

USA Today reports: Slugger Albert Pujols rejected a contract proposal from the St. Louis Cardinals and likely will announce Tuesday he's ending contract talks for the duration of the season, a source close to Pujols told USA Today.

The 31-year-old Pujols becomes a free agent after the season and is seeking a 10-year contract, the source told the paper.

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa said he has told his players to avoid talking about the stalemate.

"This is a spectacular distraction potentially," La Russa said. "We won't allow it to be."

Get the full story: usatoday.com

Source: http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2011/02/report-albert-pujols-rejects-cardinals-offer.html

Patrick Edwards Eugene Sims Aldrick Robinson Tory Collins Brandon McRae Jermelle Cudjo